Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
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Edition 49 (1999) award
Takeshi Kitano
キタノ タケシ
Kitano Takeshi
Aliases:
マス北野
Pen Names:
Beat Takeshi（Used mainly during talent activities）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-01-18 （Shimane, Adachi, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo → Adachi, Tokyo → Shinjuku, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- comedian, actor, screenwriter, film director, writer, singer, university professor, editor, artist
- Active Years
- 1972-
- Influenced By
- Jean-Pierre Melville, Akira Kurosawa, Nagisa Yodogawa, Shigehiko Hasumi
- Influenced
- Tunnels, Bakusho Mondai, Samaazu, Hitoshi Matsumoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering | — | 1965-未卒 | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Mechanical Engineering
Period:
1965-未卒
Country:
Japan
Dropped out, later received special graduation certification
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion | HANA-BI | — | Venice International Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Venice International Film Festival Silver Lion (Best Director) | Zatoichi | 監督賞 | Venice International Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Director Banzai! Award | Kantoku Banzai! | — | Venice International Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Tokyo International Film Festival Special Prize | — | — | Tokyo International Film Festival | 受賞 |
| 1997 | European Film Award Non-European Film | HANA-BI | — | European Film Awards | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Japan Academy Prize Best Editing | Zatoichi | — | Japan Academy Prize | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Blue Ribbon Award Best Director | Kids Return | — | Blue Ribbon Awards | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Blue Ribbon Award Best Director | Kids Return | — | Blue Ribbon Awards | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Blue Ribbon Award Best Director | HANA-BI | — | Blue Ribbon Awards | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Blue Ribbon Award Best Actor | HANA-BI | — | Blue Ribbon Awards | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Blue Ribbon Award Best Supporting Actor | Yasha | — | Blue Ribbon Awards | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Fine Arts | HANA-BI | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Asian Film Award Best Director | Outrage Beyond | — | Asian Film Awards | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Grand Prize | — | — | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Grand Prize | — | — | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Topic Award | — | — | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Special Award | — | — | Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Golden Arrow Award Entertainment Prize | — | — | Hokkaido Shimbun Press | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Golden Arrow Award Grand Prize | — | — | Hokkaido Shimbun Press | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Golden Arrow Award Film Prize | — | — | Hokkaido Shimbun Press | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Golden Arrow Award Special Award Golden Star Prize | — | — | Hokkaido Shimbun Press | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Tokyo Citizen Cultural Honor Award | — | — | Tokyo Metropolitan Government | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier | — | — | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeur | — | — | Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Champagne Knights Honorary Officer | — | — | Champagne Knights | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Champagne Knights Honorary Chamberlain | — | — | Champagne Knights | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Legion of Honour Officer | — | — | Legion of Honour | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | — | — | Government of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Meiji University Special Merit Award | — | — | Meiji University | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Italy Galileo 2000 Award Cultural Special Prize | — | — | Italy | 受賞 |
| 2008 | GQ MEN OF THE YEAR | — | — | GQ JAPAN | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Japan Mathematical Society Publication Award | — | — | Japan Mathematical Society | 受賞 |
| 2002 | TIME Asia Hero Selection | — | — | TIME | 受賞 |
Venice International Film Festival Golden Lion
1997
Work:
HANA-BI
Organization:
Venice International Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Venice International Film Festival Silver Lion (Best Director)
2003
Work:
Zatoichi
Category:
監督賞
Organization:
Venice International Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Director Banzai! Award
2007
Work:
Kantoku Banzai!
Organization:
Venice International Film Festival
Result:
受賞
Tokyo International Film Festival Special Prize
2014
Organization:
Tokyo International Film Festival
Result:
受賞
European Film Award Non-European Film
1997
Work:
HANA-BI
Organization:
European Film Awards
Result:
受賞
Japan Academy Prize Best Editing
2004
Work:
Zatoichi
Organization:
Japan Academy Prize
Result:
受賞
Blue Ribbon Award Best Director
1991
Work:
Kids Return
Organization:
Blue Ribbon Awards
Result:
受賞
Blue Ribbon Award Best Director
1996
Work:
Kids Return
Organization:
Blue Ribbon Awards
Result:
受賞
Blue Ribbon Award Best Director
1998
Work:
HANA-BI
Organization:
Blue Ribbon Awards
Result:
受賞
Blue Ribbon Award Best Actor
1998
Work:
HANA-BI
Organization:
Blue Ribbon Awards
Result:
受賞
Blue Ribbon Award Best Supporting Actor
1985
Work:
Yasha
Organization:
Blue Ribbon Awards
Result:
受賞
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Fine Arts
1998
Work:
HANA-BI
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Asian Film Award Best Director
2012
Work:
Outrage Beyond
Organization:
Asian Film Awards
Result:
受賞
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Grand Prize
1983
Organization:
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award
Result:
受賞
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Grand Prize
1986
Organization:
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award
Result:
受賞
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Topic Award
1984
Organization:
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award
Result:
受賞
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award Special Award
1985
Organization:
Japan Broadcasting Comedy Award
Result:
受賞
Golden Arrow Award Entertainment Prize
1982
Organization:
Hokkaido Shimbun Press
Result:
受賞
Golden Arrow Award Grand Prize
1985
Organization:
Hokkaido Shimbun Press
Result:
受賞
Golden Arrow Award Film Prize
1989
Organization:
Hokkaido Shimbun Press
Result:
受賞
Golden Arrow Award Special Award Golden Star Prize
2002
Organization:
Hokkaido Shimbun Press
Result:
受賞
Tokyo Citizen Cultural Honor Award
1998
Organization:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevalier
1999
Organization:
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Result:
受賞
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Commandeur
2010
Organization:
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Result:
受賞
Champagne Knights Honorary Officer
2014
Organization:
Champagne Knights
Result:
受賞
Champagne Knights Honorary Chamberlain
2015
Organization:
Champagne Knights
Result:
受賞
Legion of Honour Officer
2016
Organization:
Legion of Honour
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
2018
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受賞
Meiji University Special Merit Award
2004
Organization:
Meiji University
Result:
受賞
Italy Galileo 2000 Award Cultural Special Prize
2006
Organization:
Italy
Result:
受賞
GQ MEN OF THE YEAR
2008
Organization:
GQ JAPAN
Result:
受賞
Japan Mathematical Society Publication Award
2008
Organization:
Japan Mathematical Society
Result:
受賞
TIME Asia Hero Selection
2002
Organization:
TIME
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Violent Cop
1989 FilmTakeshi Kitano's directorial debut film and screenplay.
violencecrime
Sonatine
1993 FilmOne of Kitano's internationally acclaimed films.
violenceyakuza
HANA-BI
1997 FilmWinner of the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival.
violencehuman drama
Zatoichi
2003 Film2003 film directed by Kitano, winner of Silver Lion.
period dramaaction
Bibliography
- 3:25 AM (1983)
- Doku Hari Koudan (1984)
- Takeshi-kun, Hi! (1984)
- Zoku Doku Hari Koudan (1985)
- Yosei (2001)
- Kodoku (2002)
- Jikou (2003)
- Takeshi Kitano Short Story Collection (2019)
- Delinquent (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- cynicalironicconcisehumorous
- Recurring Motifs
- violencesolitudedeathhuman drama
Health
-
facial paralysis1994年バイク事故以降partial paralysis affecting facial expressions
Legacy
Takeshi Kitano is highly regarded as a multi-talented figure in Japanese entertainment and internationally recognized as a film director. Known for his unique cinematic aesthetic "Kitano Blue," he has received many honors as a cultural luminary.
Museums
- Takeshi Kitano Memorial Museum Adachi, Tokyo
Academic Societies
- Directors Guild of Japan
- Mathematical Society of Japan
Archives
- Tokyo University of the Arts, Graduate School of Film and New Media
In Popular Culture
- "Komanecchi!" gag
- Icon of the manzai boom
Quotes
-
I am Takeshi!
Source: Television program
Trivia
- Injured his neck in childhood, resulting in a habit of twisting his neck.
- Sustained facial paralysis from a motorcycle accident, with some lasting effects post-recovery.